Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) · New Zealand
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
12:23 PM – 1:46 PM
Sunrise 6:50 AM · Sunset 5:55 PM — all times local to Auckland
Rahu Kaal is the daily inauspicious period ruled by Rahu — traditionally avoided for beginnings: journeys, purchases, signings, and new ventures. It is one-eighth of the local day (sunrise to sunset), and its position depends on the weekday — which is why Auckland's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for New Zealand residents; the window above is computed from Auckland's actual sunrise today.
Rahu Kaal is one of three inauspicious windows the tradition marks each day. All three divide the same sunrise-to-sunset span into eight parts; the weekday decides which part each takes.
| Rahu Kaal | 12:23 PM – 1:46 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 8:13 AM – 9:36 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 11:00 AM – 12:23 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 27 | 1:46 PM – 3:09 PM |
| Friday, Aug 28 | 10:58 AM – 12:22 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 29 | 9:34 AM – 10:58 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 30 | 4:34 PM – 5:58 PM |
| Monday, Aug 31 | 8:08 AM – 9:32 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 1 | 3:10 PM – 4:35 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 2 | 12:21 PM – 1:46 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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